Answer:
a) of hard water is require to produce of pure water.
b) Same water would not work for purifying sea water as it would require so much of energy.
Explanation:
a)
Osmotic pressure of a solution is calculated by the formula,
Π=
Where,
Π is the osmotic pressure
is van't hoff factor
is molar concentration (mol/L)
is gas constant
is Temperature in Kelvin
Now,
So, according to the above equation
Calculation concentration at which reverse osmosis will stop
Calculating Initial concentration that is moles of
Calculating molarity
Total number of moles in total volume must remain the same,
Also,
So, net Volume,
So, is require to produce of pure water.
b)
Using the equation for as well,
So, the same water would not work for purifying sea water as it would require so much of energy, as we require 211.66L of water to produce 45L of water.